For visual art this past week, 4th-6th learned about drawing perspective and we practiced drawing 3-D cubes for our giant outdoor chalk creations we’ll make next week. Ask your kids about vanishing points and horizon lines! And check out this link to a video we watched for inspiration: https://youtu.be/gwFY_VTQclY
Speaking of 3 dimensions, Kindergarten made some exquisite standing sculptures out of paper, wood and wire. Each creation is intricate and thoughtful and graceful—these kids inspire everyday!
For 1st-3rd grades we read one of my top 5 favorite children’s books of all time: Crabtree. The illustrations and image captions gave each class inspiration for the projects we’ll make in the coming weeks. Teaser: the weird things found in students' desks…